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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia
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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia

Juan Cole

The bad news is that in October and November 2025, “the majority of the population continued to face high levels of acute food insecurity

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1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

12/20/2025 By The Conversation

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

12/20/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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"The Light of a Thousand Suns:" India has 5 of World's largest Solar Farms, Plans Huger

“The Light of a Thousand Suns:” India has 5 of World’s largest Solar Farms, Plans Huger

India intends to have 275 gigawatts of renewable capacity by 2027 and is counting on solar to provide two-thirds of it

Juan Cole

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America’s Founders vs. Trump

America’s Founders vs. Trump

James Madison warned his fellow countrymen that their chosen system of governance would only survive if they kept factionalism in check

J. Bradford DeLong

Peace
JFK Made a Forgotten Turn toward Peace before He Was Killed; We’ve Abandoned it Entirely

JFK Made a Forgotten Turn toward Peace before He Was Killed; We’ve Abandoned it Entirely

Fifty-five years ago President John F. Kennedy delivered a commencement address that turned traditional national security policy on its head

H. Patricia Hynes

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Trump’s Roast of Muslims at his White House Iftar Dinner

Trump’s Roast of Muslims at his White House Iftar Dinner

It’s not hard to imagine this playing out

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Sue! Trump Has all Three Branches of Gov’t & Only Activist Lawsuits Can Stop Him

Sue! Trump Has all Three Branches of Gov’t & Only Activist Lawsuits Can Stop Him

“Give to the litigators.”

Martha Burk

Climate Change
Tropic of Cancer: The Climate Change War of Rich Cold Nations on Poor Warm Nations

Tropic of Cancer: The Climate Change War of Rich Cold Nations on Poor Warm Nations

Poor countries located around the equator will likely suffer the most from the effects of climate change

TeleSur

Qatar
Saudi Arabia warns of new Gulf War targeting Qatar if it buys Russian Missile Defense

Saudi Arabia warns of new Gulf War targeting Qatar if it buys Russian Missile Defense

Saudi Arabia has threatened military action against Qatar if it goes ahead and acquires Russia’s top of the range S-400 air defense system

AFP

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War Crimes: Israeli Snipers Kill Palestinian Nurse, Injure 100, at Gaza March of Return

War Crimes: Israeli Snipers Kill Palestinian Nurse, Injure 100, at Gaza March of Return

The 1949 Geneva Convention requires that medical personnel shall be respected and protected in all circumstances

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Cities like Philadelphia make Progress toward Paris Goals in face of State, Trump Obstacles

Cities like Philadelphia make Progress toward Paris Goals in face of State, Trump Obstacles

Philadelphia’s incremental gains show the power of cities to pursue progressive climate policies despite federal obstinance

Ivan Couronne

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